I saw these this morning and I think they belong to my otos. I only have two in there, I guess one of them is a female, not sure how to tell though...Well in the center of the picture you can see the eggs on top of the leaf. What should I do next?
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I saw these this morning and I think they belong to my otos. I only have two in there, I guess one of them is a female, not sure how to tell though...Well in the center of the picture you can see the eggs on top of the leaf. What should I do next?
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Hard to see in the pic but looks like snail eggs tho
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Yes I agree, those would appear to be snail eggs.
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10 Gallon Rimless Shrimp Planted:1 Otocinclus Affinis, 25~ Cherry Shrimp, 10~ Zebra Shrimp, 2 Amano Shrimp, 1 Zebra Nerite Snail, and Trumpet, Ramshorn, Assassin, and Pond Snails
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They very well could be snail eggs, looks like the same one in my tank. Could definitely use a better pic here
just in case it is the oto's, here's a couple useful links;
How to Breed Otocinclus Catfish | General Pets | FireHow.com
Otocinclus cocama - The Free Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium Encyclopedia Anyone Can Edit - The Aquarium Wiki
Jelly clusters are snails eggs.
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Im going to destroy it. It is a jelly cluster
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Thanks guysgot my hopes up...dam it snails...
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If you see one cluster, just be cognizant that there could be a few more you can't see. If snails become a problem in the future, pick up a few assassin snails which eat other snails.
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If there aren't any snails left after the assassin snails eat them. What else will they eat? I don't want assassin snails to die after they serve their duty haha.